The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook (Published by Center of Constitutional Rights) This Handbook explains how a prisoner can start a lawsuit in federal court, to fight against mistreatment and bad conditions in prison. Because most prisoners are in state prisons, the authors focus on those. However, people in federal prisons and city or county jails will be able to use the Handbook too. This is the fifth edition, revised and printed in 2010. Request one from The NLG-Prison Law Project. Donations of $2 (or more) help offset postage and shipping. National Lawyers Guild-Prison Law Project, 132 Nassau Street, Rm 922, New York, NY 10038

The Fire Inside Published by California Coalition of Women Prisoners Free for outside donors of $25 or more, and available at no cost to prisoners.) Write or send donations to: CCWP 4400 Market St., Oakland, CA 94608

A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (JLM) Published in 2017 by the editors of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review, the JLM is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison. For prisoners and their family members the JLM 11th Edition main volume is $30.

The Immigration & Consular Access Supplement (2018) is 110-pages of information about the immigration consequences of criminal convictions for people who are not U.S. citizens, as well as information about the right of non-U.S. citizens to access their countries’ consulates. Note: You may also order up to three chapters of the 2014 10th Edition of A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual for free. However the 10th edition may contain information that is out of date and no longer accurate. Send requests to Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Attn: JLM Order, 435 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10027 (Checks or money orders should be payable to Columbia Human Rights Law Review.)

San Quentin News San Quentin News reports on rehabilitative efforts to increase public safety and achieve social justice. Mail subscription requests to Friends of San quentin News, Social Good Fund, PO Box 494, San quentin, CA 94964.)

Prisoners Literature Project Provides free books nationwide to people inside U.S. prisons, including books on the following subjects: History; Literature (novels, poetry, mythology); Politics; Philosophy; Psychology/Self-Help; Science and Math; African-American, Latino, and Native American fiction and nonfiction. PLP does NOT have law books and legal guides; romances; horror; Bibles and Christian literature. They have very few thrillers, mysteries, westerns, and sci-fi novels. They try to keep dictionaries in stock, but occasionally run out of them. Requests should include listed subjects of interest, rather than specific books. Specify if you prefer fiction by/about people of color. PLP Books are donated and the selection is ever-changing. Requests limited to once a year. PLP is made up of all volunteers. Request responses may take 2-4 months. Write to: Prisoners Literature Project, c/o Bound Together Books, 1369 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The Abolitionist Published by Critical Resistance; A bilingual (English/Spanish) A publication dedicated to the strategy and practice of prison industrial complex abolition. Free for people inside. (This is made possible by subscriptions/donations by free world readers.) ($15 gets somebody three issues and supports one prisoner with a free subscription for a year.) Write to: Critical Resistance) to The Abolitionist, 1904 Franklin St, Ste 504, Oakland, CA 94612.